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Personal info

Full name
TEW, Charles R
Date of birth
10 October 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Geneva County, Alabama
Hometown
Wauchula, Hardee County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34912164
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 November 1944
Place of death
Near Kerling-lès-Sierck, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Bunyan Tew (father)
Edna (Hughes) Tew (mother)
Rachel M. (Douglas) Tew (wife)
Edna M. Tew (daughter)
Jimmie B. Tew (son)
Eunice J. Tew (daughter)

More information

Pvt Charles R. Tew was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 14 March 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Tew Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten